The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-30
THEY HAVE NOTHING TOSAY
None of the Defendants in the Election
Fraud Case Are Disposed to Talk.
Jason Brown, However, Tells Friend that
Another Trial Will Be Dangerous to
1.-The Boys"-Coy Did Meet Sellers.

In the absence of Mr.. Sellers there is still
wanting definite information at his Office con-
corning the time for the trial of the conspiracy
II is accepted, though. that it will occur,
if on the 10th, at least about that time in
January. There is also real or seeming ignor-
ance among the defendants as TO what is to be
done with those who have been arrested
under the corrected indictment. Sim Coy does
not know. if he does he will not
say anything. Henry N. Spaau is
ignorant OF what the outcome will
be in regard to them John E. Sullivan is not
communicative. except to say there was an at
tempt to have all but few of the cases nollied
and that he was approached to let those selected
for punishment bear it without any attempt or
advice from him to prevent it. DIR. Metcalf
SAYS that it does seem queer all the defendants
but four have not been rearrested. st may be
done after WHILE" he remarked. There is
time enough for it. but to what is to be done
/ have not the least information. l have had
intimation of what is going on in regard to
the trials
lis it true that your brother-in-law Judge
MONTGOMERY, of the district court at Washing
ron, has volun teered his services for the de-
fense2" the reporter asked.
II know nothing directly Persons who have
been in Washington tell me that he is willing to
assist if he is wanted. have had no communi-
cation with him relstive to the cases / was in
Washington in September. but he out of
the city. He had said nothing to at any
time about coming into the trial. His brother,
a lawyer in Michigan. offered to take part in
the first trial, but it thought his services
would not be needed. No doubt the Judge and
his brother have talked about the cases, for the
latter is thoroughly conyersant with all the
details of evidence and the law bearing
them"
In regard to District Attorney Sellers AMI
Sim Coy coming together in Washington, the
latter said. yesterday, "l did him at the
Pennsylvania depot. L expected Senator Voor-
hees to come in the Sunday-eveEing train,
and went down there with John Landers and
first man TO step off the train Sellers. l
nodded to him. and he nodded to That
all. did not make any appeal to him for leni-
ency."
Coy's visit to the capital, however, was in re-
gard to the cases, for it is said that
Jason b. Brown remarked while Coy
there that with the assistance of leading
Democrats the chief conspirators intended ITO
have the powers that be interfere in his behalf"
1t was then Browns opinion that the cases will
never come to trial again, because, he said, I'VE
will have the Attorney general interfere and
order the prosecution stopped. By -,
can't stand another trial; the boys will be
victed. l don't think them guilty of violating
the United States law. but guilty Of forgery
der the State law. Our only hope in the first
trial was to get n political prejudice with the
the Democratic jurymsn, and worked it for all
there was in it.